Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 2024

GALECTO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	001-39655	37-1957007
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

75 State Street, Suite 100

Boston, MA 02109

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(+45) 70 70 52 10

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

    Title of each class

    Trade
Symbol(s)

    Name of each exchange
on which registered

    Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share

    GLTO

    The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.03 – Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of Galecto, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 20, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved a proposal authorizing an amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a one-time reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, at a ratio of not less than 1-for-4 and not greater than 1-for-25.

On August 29, 2023, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of Amendment to effect a one-time reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, at a ratio of 1-for-25 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, after the close of trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market, on August 29, 2024 (the “Effective Time”). At the Effective Time, every 25 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were automatically converted into one share of common stock, without any change in the par value per share. In addition, proportionate adjustments will be made to the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding stock options and to the number of shares issued and issuable under the Company’s stock incentive plans. Any stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of common stock created as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will be entitled to rounding up of the fractional share to the nearest whole number.

Following the Reverse Stock Split, the shares of common stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “GLTO.” The new CUSIP number for the common stock following the Reverse Stock Split will be 36322Q 206.

The summary of the Certificate of Amendment contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

3.1		Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



	Galecto, Inc.

Date: September 5, 2024	By:	/s/ Hans T. Schambye
		Hans T. Schambye, M.D., Ph.D.
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
GALECTO, INC.

Galecto, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify:

1. Pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL, this Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Amendment”) amends the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Charter”).

2. This Certificate of Amendment has been approved and duly adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors and stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL.

3. Upon this Certificate of Amendment becoming effective, the Charter is hereby amended as follows:

ARTICLE IV of the Charter is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end of such article:

“C. REVERSE STOCK SPLIT

Effective at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on August 29, 2024 (the “Split Effective Time”), every twenty-five (25) shares of common stock issued and outstanding or held by the Corporation as treasury shares as of the Split Effective Time shall automatically, and without action on the part of the stockholders, be combined, reclassified and changed into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, without effecting a change to the par value per share of common stock, subject to the treatment of fractional interests as described below (the “Reverse Split”). Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, no fractional shares will be issued in connection with the combination effected by the preceding sentence. The Board of Directors shall make provision for the issuance of that number of fractions common stock such that any fractional share of a holder otherwise resulting from the Reverse Split shall be rounded up to the next whole number of shares of common stock. As of the Split Effective Time and thereafter, a certificate(s) representing shares of common stock prior to the Reverse Split is deemed to represent the number of post-Reverse Split shares into which the pre-Reverse Split shares were reclassified and combined. The Reverse Split shall also apply to any outstanding securities or rights convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, common stock of the Corporation and all references to such common stock in agreements, arrangements, documents and plans relating thereto or any option or right to purchase or acquire shares of common stock shall be deemed to be references to the common stock or options or rights to purchase or acquire shares of common stock, as the case may be, after giving effect to the Reverse Split.”

4. This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on August 29, 2024.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned authorized officer of the Corporation has executed this Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as of August 29, 2024.

GALECTO, INC.

By: /s/ Hans Schambye

Name: Hans T. Schambye, M.D., Ph.D.

Title: Chief Executive Officer

Document and Entity Information	Aug. 29, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
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Document Period End Date	Aug. 29, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	GALECTO, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001800315
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity File Number	001-39655
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	37-1957007
Entity Address, Address Line One	75 State Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 100
Entity Address, City or Town	Boston
Entity Address, State or Province	MA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	02109
City Area Code	+45
Local Phone Number	70 70 52 10
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	GLTO
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false